I'm trying to config a postfix server to use for notifications of some my scripts.
The server should be able only to send email, not to receive them.
I'm within a company network.
I'm using a fake mail address to send the email.
Actually I can send email (and receive it to my true mail address) but postfix tries to send the same email to the the address I uses to send it (and it doesn't exist) creating an infinite queue.
Could someone help me to fix it?
this is my main.cf
# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
# Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first
# line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default
# is /etc/mailname.
#myorigin = /etc/mailname
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
biff = no
# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
readme_directory = no
# TLS parameters
smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_use_tls=yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
# See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for
# information on enabling SSL in the smtp client.
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated defer_unauth_destination
myhostname = srvsviluppocentrale
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
mydomain = agenziamobilita.roma.it
myorigin = $mydomain
mydestination =
relayhost = [srvw04.rsm.local]:25
relay =
# mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
inet_protocols = all
# sender_canonical_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
I am stuck for some time trying to set up an email server. I've been mostly successful in my setup, but I am currently stuck at the following impasse: every time I send an email (regardless of queue size), my message will get stuck in the active queue for ~ 5 minutes, after which it will always be sent and reach it's final destination.
postqueue -p
(shows only one mail in the queue)
postqueue -f
... has no effect
I am running postfix 3.1.0, and dovecot 2.2.22 on Ubuntu 16.04. Also, I used iRedMail scripts for the installation. I can see from /var/log/mail.log that the mail is being stored in a queue by postfix, and I'm assuming there's another setting to set the time at which it will be processed. Any help would be most appreciated.
/var/log/mail.log
Jan 9 14:35:28 mail postfix[26070]: name_mask: all
Jan 9 14:35:28 mail postfix[26070]: inet_addr_local: configured 2 IPv4 addresses
Jan 9 14:35:28 mail postfix[26070]: inet_addr_local: configured 3 IPv6 addresses
Jan 9 14:35:28 mail postfix/postfix-script[26075]: error: unknown command: ''
Jan 9 14:35:28 mail postfix/postfix-script[26076]: fatal: usage: postfix start (or stop, reload, abort, flush, check, status, set-permissions, upgrade-configuration)
Jan 9 14:35:49 mail postfix[26085]: fatal: usage: postfix [-c config_dir] [-Dv] command
Jan 9 14:35:58 mail postfix[26090]: fatal: usage: postfix [-c config_dir] [-Dv] command
Jan 9 14:40:17 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[26282]: connect from mail.example.com[127.0.0.1]
Jan 9 14:40:17 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[26282]: Anonymous TLS connection established from mail.example.com[127.0.0.1]: TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)
Jan 9 14:40:17 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[26282]: 87ABB42362: client=mail.example.com[127.0.0.1], sasl_method=PLAIN, sasl_username=jamal#example.com
Jan 9 14:40:17 mail postfix/cleanup[26288]: 87ABB42362: message-id=<0130a1e7b419fdf0f31ce406618aef97#example.com>
Jan 9 14:40:17 mail postfix/qmgr[28474]: 87ABB42362: from=, size=1845, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 9 14:40:17 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[26282]: disconnect from mail.example.com[127.0.0.1] ehlo=2 starttls=1 auth=1 mail=1 rcpt=1 data=1 quit=1 commands=8
Jan 9 14:45:05 mail amavis[10642]: (10642-08) (!)ClamAV-clamd av-scanner FAILED: run_av error: ask_daemon_internal: Exceeded allowed time at (eval 104) line 611.\n
Jan 9 14:45:05 mail amavis[10642]: (10642-08) (!)WARN: all primary virus scanners failed, considering backups
Jan 9 14:45:05 mail amavis[10642]: (10642-08) (!!)AV: ALL VIRUS SCANNERS FAILED
Jan 9 14:45:07 mail postfix/postqueue[26446]: fatal: usage: postqueue -f | postqueue -i queueid | postqueue -j | postqueue -p | postqueue -s site
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail postfix/10025/smtpd[26452]: connect from mail.example.com[127.0.0.1]
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail postfix/10025/smtpd[26452]: 60ADA423BA: client=mail.example.com[127.0.0.1]
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail postfix/cleanup[26454]: 60ADA423BA: message-id=<0130a1e7b419fdf0f31ce406618aef97#example.com>
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail postfix/10025/smtpd[26452]: disconnect from mail.example.com[127.0.0.1] ehlo=1 mail=1 rcpt=1 data=1 quit=1 commands=5
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail postfix/qmgr[28474]: 60ADA423BA: from=, size=2920, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail amavis[10642]: (10642-08) Passed UNCHECKED {RelayedInternal}, ORIGINATING/MYNETS LOCAL [127.0.0.1]:33748 -> , Queue-ID: 87ABB42362, Message-ID: <0130a1e7b419fdf0f31ce406618aef97#example.com>, mail_id: FFIMhQZ3j_4G, Hits: 0.204, size: 1845, queued_as: 60ADA423BA, dkim_new=dkim:example.com, 290782 ms, Tests: [ALL_TRUSTED=-1,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,TVD_RCVD_SINGLE=1.213,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01]
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail postfix/amavis/smtp[26293]: 87ABB42362: to=, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10026, delay=291, delays=0.16/0.03/0.04/291, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 from MTA(smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 60ADA423BA)
Jan 9 14:45:08 mail postfix/qmgr[28474]: 87ABB42362: removed
Jan 9 14:45:09 mail postfix/smtp[26455]: Untrusted TLS connection established to cornellprod-mail-onmicrosoft-com.mail.eo.outlook.com[216.32.181.106]:25: TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)
Jan 9 14:45:09 mail postfix/smtp[26455]: 60ADA423BA: to=, relay=cornellprod-mail-onmicrosoft-com.mail.eo.outlook.com[216.32.181.106]:25, delay=1.6, delays=0.02/0.03/0.64/0.89, dsn=2.6.0, status=sent (250 2.6.0 <0130a1e7b419fdf0f31ce406618aef97#example.com> [InternalId=132499741090511, Hostname=BN3PR0401MB1284.namprd04.prod.outlook.com] 10597 bytes in 0.347, 29.819 KB/sec Queued mail for delivery)
Jan 9 14:45:09 mail postfix/qmgr[28474]: 60ADA423BA: removed
Jan 9 14:45:20 mail postfix/postqueue[26468]: fatal: Flush service is not configured for destination "active"
/etc/postfix/main.cf
# --------------------
# INSTALL-TIME CONFIGURATION INFORMATION
#
# location of the Postfix queue. Default is /var/spool/postfix. queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
# location of all postXXX commands. Default is /usr/sbin. command_directory = /usr/sbin
# location of all Postfix daemon programs (i.e. programs listed in the
# master.cf file). This directory must be owned by root.
# Default is /usr/libexec/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix/sbin
# location of Postfix-writable data files (caches, random numbers).
# This directory must be owned by the mail_owner account (see below).
# Default is /var/lib/postfix. data_directory = /var/lib/postfix
# owner of the Postfix queue and of most Postfix daemon processes.
# Specify the name of a user account THAT DOES NOT SHARE ITS USER OR GROUP ID
# WITH OTHER ACCOUNTS AND THAT OWNS NO OTHER FILES OR PROCESSES ON THE SYSTEM.
# In particular, don't specify nobody or daemon. PLEASE USE A DEDICATED USER.
# Default is postfix. mail_owner = postfix
# The following parameters are used when installing a new Postfix version.
#
# sendmail_path: The full pathname of the Postfix sendmail command.
# This is the Sendmail-compatible mail posting interface.
# sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
# newaliases_path: The full pathname of the Postfix newaliases command.
# This is the Sendmail-compatible command to build alias databases.
# newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
# full pathname of the Postfix mailq command. This is the Sendmail-compatible
# mail queue listing command. mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
# group for mail submission and queue management commands.
# This must be a group name with a numerical group ID that is not shared with
# other accounts, not even with the Postfix account. setgid_group = postdrop
# debugger_command =
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
debug_peer_level = 2
# --------------------
# CUSTOM SETTINGS
#
# SMTP server response code when recipient or domain not found. unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
# Do not notify local user. biff = no
# Disable the rewriting of "site!user" into "user#site". swap_bangpath = no
# Disable the rewriting of the form "user%domain" to "user#domain". allow_percent_hack = no
# Allow recipient address start with '-'. allow_min_user = no
# Disable the SMTP VRFY command. This stops some techniques used to
# harvest email addresses. disable_vrfy_command = yes
# Enable both IPv4 and/or IPv6: ipv4, ipv6, all. inet_protocols = all
# Enable all network interfaces. inet_interfaces = all
#
# TLS settings.
#
# SSL key, certificate, CA
# smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.example.com/privkey.pem
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.example.com/cert.pem
smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.example.com/chain.pem
#
# Disable SSLv2, SSLv3
# smtpd_tls_protocols = !SSLv2 !SSLv3 smtpd_tls_mandatory_protocols = !SSLv2 !SSLv3 smtp_tls_protocols = !SSLv2 !SSLv3
smtp_tls_mandatory_protocols = !SSLv2 !SSLv3 lmtp_tls_protocols =
!SSLv2 !SSLv3 lmtp_tls_mandatory_protocols = !SSLv2 !SSLv3
#
# Fix 'The Logjam Attack'.
# smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers = aNULL, eNULL, EXPORT, DES, RC4, MD5, PSK, aECDH, EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA, EDH-RSA-DES-CDC3-SHA, KRB5-DE5,
CBC3-SHA smtpd_tls_dh512_param_file = /etc/ssl/dh512_param.pem
smtpd_tls_dh1024_param_file = /etc/ssl/dh2048_param.pem
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
# Opportunistic TLS: announce STARTTLS support to remote SMTP clients, but do
# not require that clients use TLS encryption. smtpd_tls_security_level = may
# Produce Received: message headers that include information about the
# protocol and cipher used, as well as the remote SMTP client CommonName and
# client certificate issuer CommonName.
# This is disabled by default, as the information may be modified in transit
# through other mail servers. Only information that was recorded by the final
# destination can be trusted.
#smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
# Opportunistic TLS, used when Postfix sends email to remote SMTP server.
# Use TLS if this is supported by the remote SMTP server, otherwise use
# plaintext.
# References:
# - http://www.postfix.org/TLS_README.html#client_tls_may
# - http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtp_tls_security_level smtp_tls_security_level = may
# Use the same CA file as smtpd. smtp_tls_CAfile = $smtpd_tls_CAfile smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes
# Enable long, non-repeating, queue IDs (queue file names).
# The benefit of non-repeating names is simpler logfile analysis and easier
# queue migration (there is no need to run "postsuper" to change queue file
# names that don't match their message file inode number).
#enable_long_queue_ids = yes
# Reject unlisted sender and recipient smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient = yes smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender = yes
# Header and body checks with PCRE table header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/header_checks body_checks =
pcre:/etc/postfix/body_checks.pcre
# A mechanism to transform commands from remote SMTP clients.
# This is a last-resort tool to work around client commands that break
# interoperability with the Postfix SMTP server. Other uses involve fault
# injection to test Postfix's handling of invalid commands.
# Requires Postfix-2.7+.
#smtpd_command_filter = pcre:/etc/postfix/command_filter.pcre
# HELO restriction smtpd_helo_required = yes smtpd_helo_restrictions =
permit_mynetworks
permit_sasl_authenticated
check_helo_access pcre:/etc/postfix/helo_access.pcre
reject_non_fqdn_helo_hostname
reject_unknown_helo_hostname
# Sender restrictions smtpd_sender_restrictions =
reject_unknown_sender_domain
reject_non_fqdn_sender
reject_unlisted_sender
permit_mynetworks
permit_sasl_authenticated
check_sender_access pcre:/etc/postfix/sender_access.pcre
# Recipient restrictions smtpd_recipient_restrictions =
reject_unknown_recipient_domain
reject_non_fqdn_recipient
reject_unlisted_recipient
check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:7777
permit_mynetworks
permit_sasl_authenticated
reject_unauth_destination
# END-OF-MESSAGE restrictions smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions =
check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:7777
# Data restrictions smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining
proxy_read_maps = $canonical_maps $lmtp_generic_maps
$local_recipient_maps $mydestination $mynetworks $recipient_bcc_maps
$recipient_canonical_maps $relay_domains $relay_recipient_maps
$relocated_maps $sender_bcc_maps $sender_canonical_maps
$smtp_generic_maps $smtpd_sender_login_maps $transport_maps
$virtual_alias_domains $virtual_alias_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains
$virtual_mailbox_maps $smtpd_sender_restrictions
$sender_dependent_relayhost_maps
# Avoid duplicate recipient messages. Default is 'yes'. enable_original_recipient = no
# Virtual support. virtual_minimum_uid = 2000 virtual_uid_maps = static:2000 virtual_gid_maps = static:2000 virtual_mailbox_base =
/var/vmail
# Do not set virtual_alias_domains. virtual_alias_domains =
#
# Enable SASL authentication on port 25 and force TLS-encrypted SASL authentication.
# WARNING: NOT RECOMMENDED to enable smtp auth on port 25, all end users should
# be forced to submit email through port 587 instead.
#
#smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
#smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
#smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes
# hostname myhostname = mail.example.com myorigin = mail.example.com mydomain = mail.example.com
# trusted SMTP clients which are allowed to relay mail through Postfix.
#
# Note: additional IP addresses/networks listed in mynetworks should be listed
# in iRedAPD setting 'MYNETWORKS' (in /opt/iredapd/settings.py) too.
# for example:
#
# MYNETWORKS = ['xx.xx.xx.xx', 'xx.xx.xx.0/24', ...]
# mynetworks = 127.0.0.1 [::1]
# Accepted local emails mydestination = $myhostname, localhost, localhost.localdomain
alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases alias_database =
hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
# Default message_size_limit. message_size_limit = 15728640
# The set of characters that can separate a user name from its extension
# (example: user+foo), or a .forward file name from its extension (example:
# .forward+foo).
# Postfix 2.11 and later supports multiple characters. recipient_delimiter = +
# The time after which the sender receives a copy of the message headers of
# mail that is still queued. Default setting is disabled (0h) by Postfix.
#delay_warning_time = 1h compatibility_level = 2
#
# Lookup virtual mail accounts
# transport_maps =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/transport_maps_user.cf
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/transport_maps_domain.cf
sender_dependent_relayhost_maps =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/sender_dependent_relayhost_maps.cf
# Lookup table with the SASL login names that own the sender (MAIL FROM) addresses. smtpd_sender_login_maps =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/sender_login_maps.cf
virtual_mailbox_domains =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/virtual_mailbox_domains.cf
relay_domains =
$mydestination
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/relay_domains.cf
virtual_mailbox_maps =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/virtual_mailbox_maps.cf
virtual_alias_maps =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/virtual_alias_maps.cf
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/domain_alias_maps.cf
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/catchall_maps.cf
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/domain_alias_catchall_maps.cf
sender_bcc_maps =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/sender_bcc_maps_user.cf
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/sender_bcc_maps_domain.cf
recipient_bcc_maps =
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/recipient_bcc_maps_user.cf
proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/recipient_bcc_maps_domain.cf
#
# Postscreen
# postscreen_greet_action = enforce postscreen_blacklist_action = enforce postscreen_dnsbl_action = enforce postscreen_dnsbl_threshold =
2 postscreen_dnsbl_sites =
zen.spamhaus.org=127.0.0.[2..11]*3
b.barracudacentral.org=127.0.0.[2..11]*2
postscreen_dnsbl_reply_map =
texthash:/etc/postfix/postscreen_dnsbl_reply postscreen_access_list =
permit_mynetworks cidr:/etc/postfix/postscreen_access.cidr
# Require Postfix-2.11+ postscreen_dnsbl_whitelist_threshold = -2
#
# Dovecot SASL support.
# smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sasl_path = private/dovecot-auth virtual_transport = dovecot dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1
#
# Amavisd + SpamAssassin + ClamAV
# content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
# Concurrency per recipient limit. smtp-amavis_destination_recipient_limit = 1
/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# More details about Dovecot settings: # -
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/ # - http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Variables
# Listen addresses. # - '*' means all available IPv4 addresses. #
- '[::]' means all available IPv6 addresses. # Listen on all available addresses by default listen = * [::]
#base_dir = /var/run/dovecot mail_plugins = quota mailbox_alias acl
mail_log notify
# Enabled mail protocols. protocols = pop3 imap sieve lmtp
# User/group who owns the message files: mail_uid = 2000 mail_gid =
2000
# Assign uid to virtual users. first_valid_uid = 2000 last_valid_uid
= 2000
# Logging. Reference: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Logging # # Use
syslog syslog_facility = local5 # Log file path if we use internal
log system #log_path = /var/log/dovecot/dovecot.log
# Debug #mail_debug = yes #auth_verbose = yes #auth_debug = yes
#auth_debug_passwords = yes # Possible values: no, plain, sha1.
#auth_verbose_passwords = no
# SSL: Global settings. # Refer to wiki site for per protocol, ip,
server name SSL settings: #
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/SSL/DovecotConfiguration ssl_protocols =
!SSLv2 !SSLv3 ssl = required verbose_ssl = no #ssl_ca =
# Fix 'The Logjam Attack' ssl_cipher_list =
ECDH+AESGCM:DH+AESGCM:ECDH+AES256:DH+AES256:ECDH+AES128:DH+AES:ECDH+3DES:DH+3DES:RSA+AESGCM:RSA+AES:RSA+3DES:!aNULL:!MD5
# Dovecot 2.2.6 or greater: # Specify the wanted DH parameters
length ssl_dh_parameters_length = 2048 ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes
# With disable_plaintext_auth=yes AND ssl=required, STARTTLS is
mandatory. # Set disable_plaintext_auth=no AND ssl=yes to allow plain
password transmitted # insecurely. disable_plaintext_auth = yes
# Allow plain text password per IP address/net #remote
192.168.0.0/24 { # disable_plaintext_auth = no #}
# Mail location and mailbox format. mail_location =
maildir:%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=%Lh/Maildir/
# Authentication related settings. # Append this domain name if
client gives empty realm. #auth_default_realm = example.com
# Authentication mechanisms. auth_mechanisms = PLAIN LOGIN
# Limits the number of users that can be logging in at the same time.
# Default is 100. This can be overridden by process_limit = in #
service [protocol] block. # e.g. # protocol imap-login { #
... # process_limit = 500 # }
#default_process_limit = 100
service auth {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
user = postfix
group = postfix
mode = 0666
}
unix_listener auth-master {
user = vmail
group = vmail
mode = 0666
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
user = vmail
group = vmail
mode = 0660
} }
# LMTP server (Local Mail Transfer Protocol). # Reference:
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/LMTP service lmtp {
user = vmail
\# For higher volume sites, it may be desirable to increase the number of
\# active listener processes. A range of 5 to 20 is probably good for most
\# sites.
process_min_avail = 5
\# Logging.
\# Require 'log_path =' in 'protocol lmtp {}' block.
executable = lmtp -L
\# Listening on socket file and TCP
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
user = postfix
group = postfix
mode = 0600
}
inet_listener lmtp {
\# Listen on localhost (ipv4)
address = 127.0.0.1
port = 24
} }
# Virtual mail accounts. userdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf
driver = sql } passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf
driver = sql }
auth_master_user_separator = * passdb {
driver = passwd-file
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-master-users
master = yes }
plugin {
# Quota configuration.
# Reference: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Quota/Configuration
quota = dict:user::proxy::quotadict
quota_rule = *:storage=1G
#quota_rule2 = *:messages=0
#quota_rule3 = Trash:storage=1G
#quota_rule4 = Junk:ignore
\# Quota warning.
\#
\# If user suddenly receives a huge mail and the quota jumps from
\# 85% to 95%, only the 95% script is executed.
\#
\# Only the command for the first exceeded limit is executed, so configure
\# the highest limit first.
quota_warning = storage=100%% quota-warning 100 %u
quota_warning2 = storage=95%% quota-warning 95 %u
quota_warning3 = storage=90%% quota-warning 90 %u
quota_warning4 = storage=85%% quota-warning 85 %u
\# allow user to become max 10% (or 50 MB) over quota
quota_grace = 10%%
\#quota_grace = 50 M
\# Custom Quota Exceeded Message.
\# You can specify the message directly or read the message from a file.
\#quota_exceeded_message = Quota exceeded, please try again later.
\#quota_exceeded_message = </path/to/quota_exceeded_message.txt
\# Plugin: expire.
\#expire = Trash 7 Trash/* 7 Junk 30
\#expire_dict = proxy::expire
\# ACL and share folder
acl = vfile
acl_shared_dict = proxy::acl
\# By default Dovecot doesn't allow using the IMAP "anyone" or
\# "authenticated" identifier, because it would be an easy way to spam
\# other users in the system. If you wish to allow it,
\#acl_anyone = allow
\# Pigeonhole managesieve service.
\# Reference: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Pigeonhole/Sieve/Configuration
\# Per-user sieve settings.
sieve_dir = %Lh/sieve
sieve = %Lh/sieve/dovecot.sieve
\# Global sieve settings.
sieve_global_dir = /var/vmail/sieve
\# Note: if user has personal sieve script, global sieve rules defined in
\# sieve_default will be ignored. Please use sieve_before or
\# sieve_after instead.
\#sieve_default =
sieve_before = /var/vmail/sieve/dovecot.sieve
\#sieve_after =
\# The maximum number of redirect actions that can be performed during a
\# single script execution.
\# The meaning of 0 differs based on your version. For pigeonhole-0.3.0 and
\# beyond this means that redirect is prohibited. For older versions,
\# however, this means that the number of redirects is unlimited.
sieve_max_redirects = 30
\# Reference: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Plugins/MailboxAlias
mailbox_alias_old = Sent
mailbox_alias_new = Sent Messages
mailbox_alias_old2 = Sent
mailbox_alias_new2 = Sent Items
\# Events to log. `autoexpunge` is included in `expunge`
\# Defined in https://github.com/dovecot/core/blob/master/src/plugins/mail-log/mail-log-plugin.c
mail_log_events = delete undelete expunge mailbox_delete mailbox_rename
mail_log_fields = uid box msgid size from subject }
service quota-warning {
executable = script /usr/local/bin/dovecot-quota-warning.sh
unix_listener quota-warning {
user = vmail
group = vmail
mode = 0660
} }
service dict {
unix_listener dict {
mode = 0660
user = vmail
group = vmail
} }
dict {
#expire = db:/var/lib/dovecot/expire/expire.db
quotadict = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-used-quota.conf
acl = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-share-folder.conf }
protocol lda {
# Reference: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/LDA
mail_plugins = $mail_plugins sieve
lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes
lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = yes
postmaster_address = root
\# Log file path if we use internal log system
\#log_path = /var/log/dovecot/sieve.log }
protocol lmtp {
# Log file path if we use internal log system
#log_path = /var/log/dovecot/lmtp.log
\# Plugins
mail_plugins = quota sieve
postmaster_address = postmaster
\# Address extension delivery
lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = yes
recipient_delimiter = + }
protocol imap {
mail_plugins = $mail_plugins imap_quota imap_acl
imap_client_workarounds = tb-extra-mailbox-sep
\# Maximum number of IMAP connections allowed for a user from each IP address.
\# NOTE: The username is compared case-sensitively.
\# Default is 10.
\# Increase it to avoid issue like below:
\# "Maximum number of concurrent IMAP connections exceeded"
mail_max_userip_connections = 30 }
protocol pop3 {
mail_plugins = $mail_plugins
pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
\# Maximum number of IMAP connections allowed for a user from each IP address.
\# NOTE: The username is compared case-sensitively.
\# Default is 10.
mail_max_userip_connections = 30
\# POP3 logout format string:
\# %i - total number of bytes read from client
\# %o - total number of bytes sent to client
\# %t - number of TOP commands
\# %p - number of bytes sent to client as a result of TOP command
\# %r - number of RETR commands
\# %b - number of bytes sent to client as a result of RETR command
\# %d - number of deleted messages
\# %m - number of messages (before deletion)
\# %s - mailbox size in bytes (before deletion)
\# Default format doesn't have 'in=%i, out=%o'.
\#pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s, in=%i, out=%o }
# Login processes. Refer to Dovecot wiki for more details: #
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/LoginProcess service imap-login {
#inet_listener imap {
# port = 143
#}
#inet_listener imaps {
# port = 993
# ssl = yes
#}
service_count = 1
\# To avoid startup latency for new client connections, set process_min_avail
\# to higher than zero. That many idling processes are always kept around
\# waiting for new connections.
\#process_min_avail = 0
\# number of simultaneous IMAP connections
process_limit = 500
\# vsz_limit should be fine at its default 64MB value
\#vsz_limit = 64M }
service pop3-login {
#inet_listener pop3 {
# port = 110
#}
#inet_listener pop3s {
# port = 995
# ssl = yes
#}
service_count = 1
\# number of simultaneous POP3 connections
\#process_limit = 500 }
service managesieve-login {
inet_listener sieve {
# Listen on localhost (ipv4)
address = 127.0.0.1
port = 4190
} }
namespace {
type = private
separator = /
prefix =
inbox = yes
\# Refer to document for more details about alias mailbox:
\# http://wiki2.dovecot.org/MailboxSettings
\#
\# Sent
mailbox Sent {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
auto = no
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Items" {
auto = no
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox Drafts {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Drafts
}
\# Trash
mailbox Trash {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Trash
}
mailbox "Deleted Messages" {
auto = no
special_use = \Trash
}
\# Junk
mailbox Junk {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Spam {
auto = no
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox "Junk E-mail" {
auto = no
special_use = \Junk
}
\# Archive
mailbox Archive {
auto = no
special_use = \Archive
}
mailbox Archives {
auto = no
special_use = \Archive
} }
namespace {
type = shared
separator = /
prefix = Shared/%%u/
location = maildir:%%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=%%Lh/Maildir/Shared/%%Ld/%%Ln
\# this namespace should handle its own subscriptions or not.
subscriptions = yes
list = children }
# Public mailboxes. # Refer to Dovecot wiki page for more details:
# http://wiki2.dovecot.org/SharedMailboxes/Public #namespace { #
type = public # separator = / # prefix = Public/ #
location =
maildir:/var/vmail/public:CONTROL=%Lh/Maildir/public:INDEXPVT=%Lh/Maildir/public
# # # Allow users to subscribe to the public folders. #
subscriptions = yes #}
It looks like the ClamAV hangs and times out after 5 minutes. Would that explain things? I find it hard to read your configurations.
I have configured postfix to send received email to local LMTP agent using virtual_mailbox_domains parameter it works fine if the received email is received for FQDN of the machine running postfix but if it's for the IP address of the machine then it throws the following error "Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table". Tried different things but no luck. I would really appreciate any tips on this scenario.
Thanks for your help in advance!
Here is the topology:
IP FQDN
Machine A (sending machine) 10.2.20.40 machine-a.test.com
Machine B (Postfix + LMTP) 10.2.20.50 mta.test.com
Machine B is running postfix + custom LMTP.
Example 1 (succeeds)
Send email to user#mta.test.com from Machine A. This use case succeeds and Postfix successfully delivers email to customer LMTP agent listening on localhost's socket.
Success case /etc/postfix/main.cf:
virtual_mailbox_domains = mta.test.com
/etc/postfix/virtual_mailbox_map:
user#mta.test.com lmtp:inet:127.0.0.1:5678
Example 2 (Failed case)
Send email to user#10.2.20.50 from Machine A. This case fails and Postfix throws this error in mail.log "NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[10.2.20.40]: 550 5.1.1 : Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table; from= to= proto=ESMTP helo=<[127.0.1.1]>"
Failure case /etc/postfix/main.cf:
virtual_mailbox_domains = 10.2.20.50
/etc/postfix/virtual_mailbox_map:
user#10.2.20.50 lmtp:inet:127.0.0.1:5678
POSTFIX main.cf (Common config part for both cases):
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
biff = no
append_dot_mydomain = no
readme_directory = no
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_use_tls = yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mydestination = localhost
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
recipient_delimiter = +
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit
smtpd_delay_reject = yes
smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit, reject_unauth_destination
resolve_numeric_domain = yes
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
myhostname = mta-machine
virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_mailbox_map
virtual_transport = lmtp:inet:127.0.0.1:5678
user#10.2.20.50 is incorrect syntax.
user#[10.2.20.50] is what the RFC allows for.
But anyway: Since Postfix says "User unknown in local recipient table", the domain part is considered to be local. Not virtual.
You could try adding:
[10.2.20.50] is_a_virtual_domain
user#[10.2.20.50] someother#address
to virtual_alias_maps and check if it works, but I'm not sure about this at all.
#[10.2.20.50] syntax is rather byzantine.
I have configured Postfix on my Ubuntu server to send/receive mails.
While the sending works perfectly fine but the receiving doesn't. I want to forward all received mail to my gmail account.
My /etc/postfix/mail.cf is as follow:
# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
# Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first
# line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default
# is /etc/mailname.
#myorigin = /etc/mailname
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
biff = no
# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
readme_directory = no
# TLS parameters
smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_use_tls=yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
# See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for
# information on enabling SSL in the smtp client.
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated defer_unauth_destination
myhostname = mail.compzzz.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
virtual_alias_domains = compzzz.com
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = droplet1.compzzz.com, localhost.compzzz.com, localhost, compzzz.com, mail.compzzz.com
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
And my /etc/postfix/virtual is:
#compzzz.com ramabc#gmail.com
Any mail I send to abc#compzzz.com, I receive a delivery failed email with unknown user error.
Am I going wrong somewhere?
Being unlucky to get any help from the techies out there forced me to go through the postfix documentation myself.
Just commenting the line which declared mydestination made it work.
i.e, replace the line
mydestination = droplet1.compzzz.com, localhost.compzzz.com, localhost, compzzz.com, mail.compzzz.com
with
#mydestination = droplet1.compzzz.com, localhost.compzzz.com, localhost, compzzz.com, mail.compzzz.com
For forwarding emails to another address (other than your server), mydestination parameter isn't required, only virtual_alias_domains and virtual_alias_maps are required.
I am configuring Postfix and when validating by telnet and SMTP I got the status bounced error, unknown user:
Error log:
postfix/local[18718]: 4590D7DC0A51: to=myuser#mydomain.example, relay=local, delay=9.8, delays=9.8/0.01/0/0.04, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (unknown user: "myuser")
The "myuser" already exists, but with full domain name: myuser#mydomain.example.
User Validation:
postmap -q myuser#mydomain.example mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf
Output is: "1" - so I guess it is OK.
My postfix Configuration:
root# postconf -n:
append_at_myorigin = yes
biff = no
config_directory = /etc/postfix
default_destination_concurrency_limit = 1
delay_warning_time = 8h
disable_vrfy_command = yes
dovecot_destination_concurrency_limit = 1
dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1
enable_original_recipient = yes
local_destination_concurrency_limit = 1
maximal_queue_lifetime = 6d
mydestination = mydomain.example
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated
smtpd_delay_reject = no
smtpd_hard_error_limit = 10
smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_invalid_hostname
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_unknown_recipient_domain, reject_unlisted_recipient, reject_unauth_destination, reject_unauth_pipelining
smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unknown_sender_domain
smtpd_soft_error_limit = 5
strict_rfc821_envelopes = yes
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf,mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-email2email.cf
virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf
virtual_transport = dovecot
you have added mydestination = mydomain.example and so the valid users for mydomain.example will be searched in local_recipient_maps. It is very clear from the logline that local delivery agent is selected to deliver the mail, as local domain class matched. See postfix address classes for more help
Modify your main.cf like below
#/etc/postfix/main.cf
mydestination =
# set to localhost localhost.$mydomain or remove mydomain.example for now
# Ensure that postmap -q mydomain.example mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf is returning mydomain.example and
# postmap -q myuser#mydomain.example mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf succeeds
Open /etc/postfix/main.cf, look for the mydestination field and change it's value to the below
mydestination = localhost, localhost.localdomain
Don't forget to run sudo postfix reload afterwards
Use following settings in /var/postfix/main.cf
myorigin = localhost
myhostname = <your_host_name>
mydestination = localhost.$mydomain, localhost, localhost.localdomain
followed by:
sudo postmap /etc/postfix/virtual
sudo service postfix restart
For someone else, when I set mydestination=mydomain.example.
Postfix show warning do not list domain mydomain.example in BOTH mydestination and virtual_mailbox_domains. So I set it relayhost = mydomain.example
My postfix version: 3.1.0 (postconf -d | grep mail_version)